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Catcher's Keeper by JD SperoPublication date: March 1, 2014 by Createspace
What if Holden Caulfield was around when John Lennon was shot? In 1980
John Lennon was killed by Mark David Chapman, who believed he was Holden
Caulfield, narrator of the classic “The Catcher in the Rye.” After the
shooting, Chapman remained on the scene calmly reading the book, which
he later offered to police as his statement. “Catcher’s Keeper” asks the
question, “What if Holden could have met Chapman, learned of his plan,
and tried to prevent the assassination?”
About the author:
Johannah Davies Spero was born near a pristine lake in the
Adirondacks and has lived in various cities such as St. Petersburg
(Russia), Indianapolis, Dallas, and Boston. She has pursued her love of
narrative through degrees in English, Russian, and teaching—and has
worked as an actress, a yoga instructor, a web design entrepreneur,
freelance writer, and a high school English teacher. She lives in the
Northeast with …

The Yankee Club by Michael MurphyPublication date: August 12, 2014 by AlibiSource: Publisher via TLC Book Tours for an honest reviewDescription:In Michael Murphy’s action-packed
Prohibition-era novel of suspense, a mystery writer returns to the
bright lights and dark alleys of New York City—uncovering a criminal
conspiracy of terrifying proportions.

In
1933, America is at a crossroads: Prohibition will soon be history,
organized crime is rampant, and President Roosevelt promises to combat
the Great Depression with a New Deal. In these uncertain times,
former-Pinkerton-detective-turned-bestselling-author Jake Donovan is
beckoned home to Manhattan. He has made good money as the creator of
dashing gumshoe Blackie Doyle, but the price of success was Laura
Wilson, the woman he left behind. Now a Broadway star, Laura is engaged
to a millionaire banker—and waltzing into a dangerous trap.

Before
Jake can win Laura back, he’s nearly killed—and his former partner is
shot dead—after a…

Lighthouse Island by Paulette JilesPublication date: July 29, 2014 by William MorrowSource: Publisher via TLC Book Tours for an honest reviewDescription:A beautiful and captivating dystopian tale resonant with love and hope from the acclaimed poet and New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Lightning, Stormy Weather, and Enemy WomenSee the rain forests . . . northern beauty, misted nights. Come to Lighthouse Island . . .In the coming centuries, Earth’s population
has exploded and covered the planet with endless cities. It is an
unwelcoming world for Nadia Stepan, abandoned at age four and left with
only a drawing of the Big Dipper and her mother’s parting words: “Look
to the North Star, and we will always be there.” Nadia grows up dreaming
of the vacation spot called Lighthouse Island, in a place called the
Pacific Northwest where she believes her long-lost parents must be.In the meantime, this bright and witty orphan
finds refuge in neglected books, and the voice of …

Title: Moonflower: A Memoir of HealingAuthor: Tara EdinPublisher: Tara Edin Pages: 156Genre:MemoirFormat: Kindle Purchase at AMAZON Blooming was her Birthright. Darkness the Unexpected Catalyst. Tara is an incest, rape and sexual abuse survivor, who suffered from PTSD for many years but was misdiagnosed with mental illnesses instead. This took her down a near-fatal path ultimately ending in an accident, which nearly claimed her life at age 29. Most only know the abridged version of the story, yet the real story holds many truths and miracles that must be shared. With a second lease on life, Tara faces the sexual abuse and betrayal from her younger years with support from a compassionate zen therapist. Tara begins to recreate her life with a new spirituality that feeds her soul and encompasses her painful past, giving life to the love that has always been her birthright. With lucid prose and powerful poetry, Tara details her soul’s transformation from darkness to light, offering her reade…

Title: The Agben SchoolAuthor: Jo SparkesPublisher: Oscar PressPages: 384Genre: FantasyFormat: PaperbackPurchase at AMAZON Agben had stood for a thousand years. A mysterious school housing more than students, it was the seat of the powerful Women of Agben, and the center for harnessing the potency of herbs. Few knew all that transpired within the walls.

And now Marra stood at its gate.

Friends and support stripped from her, the fragile life she’d built for herself now lay in tatters. And the source of this evil hunted her like a deer culled from the herd.

The gateway before her was her only hope.

For as the city itself crumbled, all depended not on a prince trying to save his people, nor the valiant men who’d brought them this far.

Everything depended on finding a magic powder in the vaults of Agben itself.

Everything depended on her.

Book Excerpt: – PROLOGUE – Mik was all of ten years old, and had responsibility. That’s what his mother had told him this morning, when it was time to open the…

Favors and Lies by Mark GilleoPublication date: July 1, 2014 by The Story PlantSource: Publisher for an honest reviewDescription: Dan Lord is a forty-year-old private detective with a law degree
working the blurred line between right and wrong in the Nation’s
Capital. As a self-employed solutions broker and legal consultant, he
works for a very select clientele. He doesn’t advertise and only takes
cases on referral. But when two people close to him are murdered, Dan's
work becomes very personal.With the assistance of a newly hired female intern, extracting clues
from a ladder of acquaintances, Dan bounds through both the underbelly
and elite of society, each step bringing more questions and yet
ultimately taking him closer to the answer he seeks. A bail bondsman, a
recluse hacker, a court clerk, a university student, an old-school
barber, a high-class madam, an intelligence officer, a medical doctor,
and a police detective are among the list of people Dan must cajole fo…

The Forever Man by Pierre OulellettePublication date: July 8, 2014 by Alibi e-original (Random House)Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours for an honest reviewDescription:From the author of The Deus Machine and The Third Pandemic comes a fast-paced thriller about the power of harnessing life itself—and the deadly secrets it conceals.Portland, Oregon, was once a beacon of promise and prosperity. Now
it’s the epicenter of a world gone wrong, its streets overrun by victims
and hustlers, drifters and gangsters. Lowly contract cop Lane Anslow
struggles to keep afloat—and to watch out for his brilliant but bipolar
brother, Johnny, a medical researcher. Lane soon discovers that Johnny
is part of an experiment veiled in extraordinary secrecy. But he has no
idea who’s behind it, how astronomical the stakes are, or how many lives
might be destroyed to make it a reality.

Now Johnny’s gone missing. To find him, Lane follows a twisting trail
into a billionaire’s hilltop urban fortress, a pol…

I am a wife and home schooling mother of three with a degree in English Literature and a huge appetite for reading. I read most types of books, but I am particularly fond of Victorian fiction, urban fantasy, some YA, sci fi, historical fiction, and the list could go on.

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